Hose and garment supporter



J. E. LINDSAY.

HOSE AND GARMENT SUPPORTER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE a, 19m. RENEWED MAR- 4. 1920.

1,3435 14. Patented June 15, 1920.

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JAMES E. LINDSAY, OF SELMA, LOUISIANA.

HOSE AND GARMENT SUPPOBTER.

specificatifln of Letters Patent Patented June 15, 19.20.

Application filed June 3. 1919. Serial No. 301.379. Renewed March 4.1920. Serial No. 363.285.

1 i) all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JAMES E. LINDSAY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Selma, in the county of Grant and State of Louisiana, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Hose and GarmentSupporters, of which the following 1S a specification.

This invention relates to hose and garment supporters and moreparticularly to an improved device for gripping the hose or garment tosupport the same in a manner that will prevent injury being done to thegarment.

One of the objects of the invention 1s to provide a device of thischaracter which may be quickly and readily detached from the supportingstrap but which will be so constructed as to prevent accidental orcasual detachment.

A further object of the invention is to provide a supporting device ofthis character which will include all of the desired features which goto make an improved article of this character but which will beconstructed so that the device will lie flat and afford comfort to thewearer and will not cause a bulging or distorting of the outer garments.j

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of thischaracter which will include elongated jaws suitably covered withremovable covering which is mounted so that it may be renewed whendesired.

The above and additional objects are accomplished by such means as areillustrated in the preferred embodiment and in the accompanyingdrawings, wherein like characters denote like or corresponding partsthroughout the several views, in which Figure 1 is an elevation of thedevice constructed in accordance with my invention.

Fig. 2 is a section taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a section taken on the line 33 of Fig. 1, the jaws being shownin open position. i

Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail fragmentary elevation of a portion of theattaching member, parts being shown in section to more clearly disclosethe structure.

Fig. 5 is a plan of the blank form which provides the covering for thecurved jaws.

Fig. 6 is a detail view of a portion of the invention.

Referring particularly to the drawings vided with whereinis illustratedthe'preierred form 1 of my invention, the supporting strap 1 is attachedto a supporting band or to a portion of the garment in any preferredmanner and is equipped with a loop An attaching loop or bar 3 isconnected with the loop 2 and this member consists of the substantiallyU-shaped tubular element 4, the open ends of which are adapted toreceive the locking element 5 which is also U-shaped and cooperates withthe U- shaped member 4 to form the attaching bar. One of the edges ofthemember 5 is pro a recess 6 to the bottom of which is attached a fiatspring 7 carrying a stud 8. The member 5 is inserted in the open ends ofthe member 4, this stud 8 is adapted to register with an opening 9 inone of the legs of the U-shaped member 4 to prevent displacement ordetaching or the members until such time as the member 8 is pushedinwardly by the user. This device it will be noted provides parallelbars, one of which engages the loop 2 and the other is adapted toreceive the 10 and 11. The arms lOand 11 are formed of a single strip ofmaterial bent intermediate its ends to form the loop 12 which passesover the lowermost of the parallel arms included in the supportingmember 3. The latter is provided with spaced apart lugs or projections13 shown to advantage in Fig. 1., and between these projections the loop12 is mounted and it will be obvious that the relative movement of thesupporting arms 10 and 11 on the supporting member 8 will be preventedby this construction. The arms 10 and 11 are provided with alongitudinally slidable ferrule 14 which is adapted to close and openthe lower ends of the arms as the ferrule is longitudinally movedthereon. Each of the arms is provided with a lug 15 which may engageabove the ferrule as shown in Fig. 1 when the ferrule is moved to itslowermost position thereby maintaining the ferrule in position againstupward sliding movement.

Attached to each of the arms 10 and 11 is a curved jaw member 16 whichis longitudinally curved as shown in Fig. 2 to conform to the curvatureof the leg of the wearer. Each jaw member 16 is covered with a removablecover 17 which is shown detached in Fig. 5. The material is preferablysheet rubber or similar resilient material and consists of the elongatedstrip jaw supporting arms to'be understood that L 17 having the flaps 18attached to the opposite marginal edges and spaced apart to provide thegaps 19 whereby the arms 10 and 11 ma be secured in position. face ofthe central strip portion 17 1s provided with corrugations 20 and thesecorrugations are adapted to register when the jaws are closed to moreeffectively maintain a garment in firmly fined position betweenthejaws.At each end of the strip 'member 17, is a pocket 21 shown in Figs. 5 V

and 6, and each pocket is adapted to receive one end of thecorresponding aw 16 and since the jaws have a certain amount ofreslhency it will be obvious that they may be readily sprung closedtogether into'position 1n the pocket, after whlch the flaps 18 are bentover theback portions of the jaws and V glued, pasted, or-otherwisesecured together so that thesjaws are entirely embraced'by the coveringmaterial. By virtue of this construction, the renewing of the coveringio'rthe aws is easilyaccomplished.

The foregoing c description and accom panying drawings have reference towhat might be considered to be the approved or jiireferred form of myinvention. I: desire it 7 may make such changes in the constructien,combination and arrangement er parts, materials, dimensions, et cetera,as may prove expedient and fall within clalms.

the scope oi the appended Having thus fully described my invention-whatI claim as new and desire to se- 7 cure by Letters Patent is 1. Agarment supporter comprising supporting arms having elongated arcuatejaws secured to their terminals, each aw being One in presence of twowitnesses.

provided with a covering, the said covering having pockets in its endsto receive the ends 'of thesaid jaws, the approximate surfaces of thecovering being corrugated, and flaps formed on the covering and adaptedto be glued together to maintain the covering in position on the saidjaws.

2. A garment supporter comprising supporting arms arcuate jaws attachedto the ends of the arm, each jaw being provided with a coveringcomprising a strip of rub 'ber 'materialhaving a corrugated surfaceprising a U-shaped element having its par-- allel arms received-in thesaid loops ,the said parallel arms having open ends, a removableU-shaped member adapted for vinsertion in'the open ends of the saidparallel arms, and locking means carried'by'one of V the arms andengageable with 'one of the open ends of the sald element to closethespace between the open ends of the said par allel arms.

In testimony whereof" I alfix-my signature JAMES E. LmnsAY. Witnesses:

ARTHUR MORGAN,

WV. E. YGAMMILL.

